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AIRTO’s letters to government ministers re future investment in research and innovation

AIRTO has today written to the Prime Minister and key government ministers at HM treasury and the Department of Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy highlighting key policy interventions needed in relation future investment in research and innovation.
AIRTO is calling for investment in R&D and innovation to be executed in a much smarter way, to keep pace with competitor nations. We have identified three key recommendations:i). Rebalance the research and applied development mix undertaken in favour of development activity at higher Technology Readiness Levels, TRLs;
ii). Improve access to private finance for industry to undertake R&D in challenging fields;
iii). Exploit the export of UK R&D services and knowledge assets by the IRT sector to international markets.Read more:
AIRTO’s letter to the Prime Minister re future investment in research and innovation, August 2019
AIRTO’s letter to HM Treasury ministers re future investment in research and innovation, August 2019
AIRTO’s letter to BEIS ministers re future investment in research and innovation, August 2019Update: In response to the recent correspondence, AIRTO reply letter from Jo Johnson MP – Re Future Investment in Research and Innovation Aug 2019, prior to his resignation on 5 September 2019.